TECHNOLOGY
“ Additionally ,” he adds , “ frequent security awareness training for army personnel is becoming more common , equipping them with the skills to recognise and report suspicious conduct as well as grasp the intricacies of insider threats . Beyond training , organisations across the defence industry are establishing a security culture in which staff are encouraged and empowered to report any abnormalities and security is embedded as a top organisational priority .”
Almann adds that the defence industry employs a spectrum of strategies to safeguard against insider threats , from traditional IT solutions like data leak prevention to more complex counterintelligence operations .
Global collaboration : The new norm As Almann notes , in the context of global cyber threats , defence agencies worldwide are increasingly collaborating and sharing intelligence to counteract shared threats . Improvements in global intelligence sharing are clear , for example in the case of initiatives like the European Defence Agency ’ s MilCERTs exercise . “ The exchange of information has improved , and initiatives are actively addressing information-sharing challenges , working toward greater efficiency in this crucial aspect of cybersecurity .”
Wilkes discusses the surge in multilateral organisations like NATO . “ An interesting result of Russia ’ s invasion and the war in Ukraine is that multilateral organisations like NATO have had a surge in interest , energy , and funding , in the past two years ,” he observes .
“ What is also interesting is looking towards the US and UK partnerships in Asia , as the West looks to bolster relationships with countries in the region , to provide a counterbalance to China .”
As Wilkes explains , the great majority of intelligence sharing , by its very nature , won ’ t be public . “ That said , there are more and more instances of multilateral attribution notices in which a variety of cyber security organisations , across a number of countries , jointly call out criminal or malicious behaviour in cyberspace . We saw this a few months ago with efforts by China to infiltrate critical
138 November 2023